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Page 118
... Livy differ considerably in style , as they ought to do , from the rest of his history . The same may be observed in those of Tacitus . Yet in the orations of both these historians , the distinguishing manner of each may be clearly ...
... Livy differ considerably in style , as they ought to do , from the rest of his history . The same may be observed in those of Tacitus . Yet in the orations of both these historians , the distinguishing manner of each may be clearly ...
Page 120
... is better to be full . Historical narration may be beautiful either in a concise or diffuse manner , according to the author's genius . Livy and Herodotus are diffuse ; Thucydides and Sallust are concise ; 120 Diffuse and Concise .
... is better to be full . Historical narration may be beautiful either in a concise or diffuse manner , according to the author's genius . Livy and Herodotus are diffuse ; Thucydides and Sallust are concise ; 120 Diffuse and Concise .
Page 121
... Livy is an instance of the truth of this observation . ( The foundation of a nervous or weak style is laid in an author's manner of thinking If he conceive an object strongly , he will express it with energy ; but , if he have an ...
... Livy is an instance of the truth of this observation . ( The foundation of a nervous or weak style is laid in an author's manner of thinking If he conceive an object strongly , he will express it with energy ; but , if he have an ...
Page 201
... Livy , Tacitus , and Sallust . Our dramas , with all their im- provements , are inferior in poetry and senti- ment to those of Sophocles and Euripides . We have no comic dialogue that equals the correct , graceful , and elegant ...
... Livy , Tacitus , and Sallust . Our dramas , with all their im- provements , are inferior in poetry and senti- ment to those of Sophocles and Euripides . We have no comic dialogue that equals the correct , graceful , and elegant ...
Page 203
... Livy , Sallust , and Tacitus . In historical painting there are great varieties . Livy and Tacitus paint in very different ways . The Historical Writing . 203.
... Livy , Sallust , and Tacitus . In historical painting there are great varieties . Livy and Tacitus paint in very different ways . The Historical Writing . 203.
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